Wedding Celebrants in Lothian & Borders

We honestly couldn’t recommend Catriona highly enough! From start to finish, she was so lovely, friendly and helpful, and really took the time to listen to everything we wanted for our ceremony. She tailored everything perfectly to us as a couple, and the result was such a beautiful ceremony that felt completely us! So many of our guests commented afterwards that it was the most personal wedding ceremony they had been to, which was so lovely to hear. Catriona made the whole process so easy, and was an absolute pleasure to work with throughout. We’re so grateful to have had her as part of our special day and would highly recommend her to anyone. Thank you so much, Catriona!

Sara really was our anchor for the official part of our wedding day. I always thought the ceremony would be the scariest part, but honestly, Sara made us feel at ease from our first planning meeting and on the big day, there was absolutely nothing scary about it. We do not like speaking in public, but we read our wedding vows with ease and made no errors in front of our 90 or so guests. We included interesting highlights in the ceremony, as suggested by Sara, by way of handfasting and drinking out the quaich cup (which we designed and had engraved). Sara also very kindly ensured that our chosen ceremony music would be played perfectly timed via Spotify and her portable speaker. Sara loves to build your love story and ours included a lot of humour which helped to make the ceremony as informal as possible and entertaining for our guests. Sara is extremely professional and you can tell producing the perfect ceremony is her passion. We would 100% recommend Sara for your wedding ceremony! Thank you Sara. Xx

Jean was very friendly and we had fun chatting through our plans when we met up. She picked up on all the points we discussed and kept us right. On the day she fitted in perfectly with the relaxed, friendly atmosphere and was very helpful and accommodating.

Hutchm16

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

Stephen is one amazing humanist from our first meeting we knew he was the man to marry us he listened to us about our lives and built a story from there he kept in contact regularly and we had to change things he done this no problem he made templates and asked us to see if they fitted our special day he gave us both questions to answer about each other and on the day used them that was a fantastic part we had last minute changes and it never bothered him he took it in his stride and made our day special on the wedding day he was there to help set up he checked in on both of us and met people who had parts to play in our day he made our day so amazing we are so grateful for his amazing ways in making it so special we would recommend Stephen to anyone getting married

Andrew

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

After being legally married in a beach side ceremony in Australia, we travelled to Scotland to re-enact our vows for family that could not attend. I chose Emma after finding her and many others online. She was (to put it mildly) exceptional! Her very kind assistance in planning a ceremony from afar was incredible. On the day she arrived at the castle we had rented, straight away I knew we had found the perfect celebrant, something that was 100% confirmed as she was going through our beautifully personalised ceremony. Emma suggested traditional hand fasting which was just the BEST thing. Everyone was in tears, mostly me, which was attributed to Emma’s attention to detail and very, very real and genuine care. I will always be indebted to Emma and indeed Aberdour Castle for their kindness and generosity. THIS is your celebrant!

Steve

4.6 out of 5 rating

4.6

We hired Gillian as our celebrant for our wedding day and she was nothing short of INCREDIBLE. We had so many compliments from our guests sharing with us how much they loved her approach and the ceremony. Gillian met with us in advance before the big day and she was so likable and kind from the moment we met. On the wedding day she even dressed up to fit the theme and told our story in such a beautiful way that there were many tears. We could not have picked a better person for our day. Thank you Gillian from the bottom of our hearts.

Khalin

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

We met Susan at a wedding show and from that moment we knew we wanted her to officiate our ceremony. Throughout the whole experience she has been so lovely and professional. She tailored a beautiful ceremony to the both of us that was the perfect tone for the day and kept us right with all the finer details with regards to the registration side of things. On the day we received so many comments from guests who were taken aback by how much Susan had managed to capture our personalities and relationship in her ceremony. We can't say thank you enough to Susan for helping make our big day so special.

Milky was absolutely incredible! We got in contact with her after being let down by our previous celebrant just weeks before our wedding. She went above and beyond to help us and reassured us everything would be ok. The ceremony she created was absolutely wonderful and our guests were all very impressed. She is friendly funny and just fantastic all round. We honestly couldn’t recommend border ceremonies enough and we are so grateful we found you in time. Thank you!

Craigy

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5.0

We cannot thank Sigrid enough for making our wedding ceremony an unforgettable experience. As our extraordinary Mistress of Ceremonies, she brought warmth, wit, and an enchanting touch of pagan magic to our special day. From the very first conversation, Sigrid's kindness, sensitivity, and genuine interest in our ideas shone through. She truly listened to us, embracing our vision and enhancing it with her creative and thoughtful suggestions. Her professionalism, meticulous attention to detail, and flawless planning gave us the confidence to relax and fully enjoy one of the happiest days of our lives. If you're looking for a calm and super-friendly celebrant who is not only skilled but also genuinely invested in crafting a meaningful and memorable service for you, we cannot recommend Sigrid highly enough. She is truly magical Xxx

Simon

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

We’re so glad that we found Linda to act as celebrant for our wedding! From our first Zoom call, her friendliness and open-heartedness immediately put us at our ease. She talked us through all the ins and outs of the process and made us feel really heard as we told her the story of our relationship so far. We were particularly struck by how easy she made it to share the goofy and silly details of our relationship in addition to the more romantic and serious ones. We loved completing the questionnaires she sent through to help give her a fuller picture of our connection. The questions were so carefully thought-out and gave us every opportunity to explain in detail exactly what we love about each other. (And by the end of answering them, we felt like we’d fallen in love with each other a little all over again.) On the run-up to the wedding (amid the chaos of table planning, transport arranging and stationery selecting…) our meetings with Linda offered some much-needed calm and clarity. What’s more, on the night before, she even took the time to send us an excited and comforting message that all was in order on her end. On the day itself, she couldn’t have been more reassuring, emphasising that although the wedding was a momentous occasion, we were surrounded by people who loved us and it didn’t matter at all if things didn’t quite go to plan – if we stumbled over our words or found ourselves standing in not quite the right spot. (A particularly jittery Simon was very grateful to hear this as the guests began filing in and things started getting real!) Her kindness, expertise and lightness of touch shone throughout the ceremony – even guests we’d previously known to be emotionless blocks of stone were reduced to tears! Her spoken parts were so well-worded, striking the perfect balance between funny and meaningful. We’re so grateful that she left us with a beautifully presented physical copy of her script in addition to the other readings. Linda brought so much light, magic, and attention to each stage of planning our ceremony – in short, we can’t recommend her highly enough!